OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
86
86 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
41
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
45
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
above England
School
34.9%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
23.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.2 pts
below England
School
8.1%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
15.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.7 pts
above England
School
4.7%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.0%
80
Any other White background
4.7%
4
White and Asian
1.2%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
37.2%
32 of
86 pupils
16.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
7.9 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
33.0%
27.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
42.0%
Reading
31.8 pts below England
School
42.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
42.0%
Writing
28.3 pts below England
School
42.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
65.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
42.0%
Maths
30.0 pts below England
School
42.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.3%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.33 pts
lower than
England
School
4.89%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.34 pts
lower than
England
School
11.48%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
16.34%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
111.7%
23.5 pts
above England
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy
111.7%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.